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"A group of progressive Council members proposed a bill Thursday that would block Mayor Eric Adams from rolling back the city’s universal right-to-shelter policy amid the ongoing migrant crisis...Supporters also include homeless service providers including... the Urban Justice Center."Queens Eagle
“Sarita Daftary, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, blamed the mayor and his administration’s policies – including the NYPD’s recent increase in issuing criminal summonses and budget cuts that have led to the elimination of social services intended to keep people out of the criminal justice system – for Rikers’ ballooning population. “NY Times
“The city caps the number of permits given to street vendors seeking to sell food or merchandise, and the wait-lists to get them have more than 10,000 applications each, according to Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez, deputy director of the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center."NY Times
“Ramos, who was assisted by the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, said she was relieved when her food stamps arrived in late September, the day after The New York Times asked city officials to comment on her case.”NY Times
“Charisma White, a volunteer at Safety Net Activists [part of SNP at the Urban Justice Center]...recently asked Mr. Adams as he was leaving a public appearance why he has vetoed a package of bills that would make it easier for at-risk New Yorkers to receive housing vouchers. “He needs to listen to the people that are living here,” Ms. White said."Chai Break
A conversational podcast in which Amrita Doshi, Co-Founder of South Asian SOAR, part of our UJC Social Justice Accelerator, discusses her own experiences of survivorship and her several years of work across public health, technology, and art.New York Times
In 2011, the Manhattan-based Sex Workers Project was approached by Suffolk police officials hoping to get escorts to come forward with information, said Crystal DeBoise, the project’s co-director at the time. The group was eager to help solve the case, one that had deeply upset the local “sex work community,” she said.Women's eNews
In this conversation, Sarah Medina Camiscoli of the Peer Defense Project discusses the need to dismantle systemic racism in schools, courts, and government.Philanthropy NY
“I'd like to highlight the issue of foundations cutting back on funding for mass incarceration reform efforts. Campaigns in this space often span multiple years, yet many grants are awarded for only one or two years." - Darren Mack, Freedom AgendaNew York Times
"Ms. Ramos, who was assisted by the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, said she was relieved when her food stamps arrived last week, the day after The New York Times asked city officials to comment on her case."© 2024 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
